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Home » US Law » 2022 Michigan Compiled Laws » Chapter 722 - Children » Act 199 of 1988 - Surrogate Parenting Act (722.851 - 722.863) » Section 722.857 – Surrogate Parentage Contract Prohibited; Conditions; Surrogate Parentage Contract as Felony; Penalty.
722.857 Surrogate parentage contract prohibited; conditions; surrogate parentage contract as felony; penalty.

Sec. 7.

(1) A person shall not enter into, induce, arrange, procure, or otherwise assist in the formation of a surrogate parentage contract under which an unemancipated minor female or a female diagnosed as being intellectually disabled or as having a mental illness or developmental disability is the surrogate mother or surrogate carrier.

(2) A person other than an unemancipated minor female or a female diagnosed as being intellectually disabled or as having a mental illness or developmental disability who enters into, induces, arranges, procures, or otherwise assists in the formation of a contract described in subsection (1) is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $50,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.

History: 1988, Act 199, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;– Am. 2014, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014